Dog clothes lol

[RavensGryf]

Shayde in his rain jacket . It’s too big for him now, but I thought I’d try it on him.

Im glad he’s good about having things “on” him. He uses a Gentle Leader head collar for walking, can wear a harness, ear tape, jacket . I want to buy him a warm hoodie too. By the time the weather cools down again he should be his full size. So many things I want to get him including a nice leather collar, but I don’t want to ‘guess’ at the size he can wear as an adult.

Now if I could only get the birds to wear a hoodie! They’re so adorable on birds.

 

[itzjbean]

Adorable!!! He'll grow into his clothes don't you worry!! His ears look great, too!

 

[RavensGryf]

Thanks Jackie. It’s such a pain, but I’ll have to keep taping for a while I think. They still keep falling.

 

[OutlawedSpirit]

Just curious, I don't know much about pure breed dogs since we always just had mutts growing up, but what does taping his ears do? I mean, I get that it makes them stand, but how? Like I said, I'm just curious, and he is absolutely adorable! I love his color!

 

[itzjbean]

Just curious, I don't know much about pure breed dogs since we always just had mutts growing up, but what does taping his ears do? I mean, I get that it makes them stand, but how? Like I said, I'm just curious, and he is absolutely adorable! I love his color!

So some dogs get their ears cropped (basically part of their ear cut off) because it is part of the breed standard. And then they are taped to stand. Similar to docking the tail, which is done too. But Doberman's ears do not stand on their own as a puppy like you see in adult dogs, the cartilage is at say 10 weeks is very soft and will harden over time. If you don't tape them they just be floppy and fall over like a lab's ears. Taping the ears helps strengthens that cartilage to stand on its own. Basically they are constantly wearing their ears taped until they stand on their own, for Zuko that was around 5-6 months of age. Some other breeds like the adorable pup in this post (a thai ridgeback) don't get cropped but still need some help getting their ears to stand on their own upright. Taping helps make them stand so when they're an adult they'll look like the breed standard. A lot of work at first but looks great for the rest of their lives. Zuko's ears aren't perfect by any means but they stand straight and man does he look intimidating when he's on alert!

 

[RavensGryf]

Thanks Jackie for answering OutlawedSpirit’s question .

Shayde’s siblings I think all have ears that stand on their own. The breeder thinks his ears are just big and heavier. It’s a drag to keep doing every couple days (he gets it to come off by then usually), but like you said, it’s for the rest of their lives. Some of his siblings never needed tape, and were up well before 3 months old!

Did I ever tell you Jackie, I was *this* close to getting a Doberman. I researched them for a couple years. TRD was another favorite, but I thought they had high prey drive. I learned they aren’t always that way, and they were available now, while Dobies were on wait lists) so it was meant to be . Shayde doesn’t have prey drive, but I’m always keeping him away from the birds anyways.

 

[OutlawedSpirit]

Thank you, I knew that some breeds had their ears cropped, but this guy obviously still has all of his generous share of ear. I never realized that the cartilage in their ears would harden into one position or another as they aged, although now that I think about it, it does make sense seeing as how some breeds, like German Shepherds, are born with floppy ears but don't keep them.

 

[Inger]

Chihuahuas are also born with floppy ears but they eventually stand up on their own.

Ear cropping makes me sad.


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[reeb]

My little ones in their rain jackets (featuring my mom lol)! Shadow and Layla (shes the one on the right and is blind, you may notice) are miniature schnauzers, and Otto is a miniature pinscher (often mistaken as a chihuahua[emoji849]). Min pins are either born with naturally floppy ears or naturally pointy ears (like Otto!). It has been illegal to do ear cropping and tail docking in South Africa since 2010, the year after that Shadow was born and 3 years after Layla was born, hence why they have docked tails. We weren’t too happy about it being done on them. Wish they got to keep those curly tails!!

 

[YoYo]

awwww. He's so cute!. He looks quite the part with his jacket on. I love the star on his collar:cool26:

 

[OutlawedSpirit]

I don't like the idea of cropping or docking either. I've always thought it was a rather pointless practice myself. There was a time and place for it, since if I remember right, it was done on some dogs to avoid injury to tails and ears while working, but that's not really practical anymore. How many dogs realistically do what they were originally bred to do, and in a manner where it would be necessary?

 

[itzjbean]

I don't like the idea of cropping or docking either. I've always thought it was a rather pointless practice myself. There was a time and place for it, since if I remember right, it was done on some dogs to avoid injury to tails and ears while working, but that's not really practical anymore. How many dogs realistically do what they were originally bred to do, and in a manner where it would be necessary?

The only reason I can see it still needed is either police work or for the show ring. Originally Dobermans were bred to accompany/guard/protect a tax collector as he walked through town with bags of collected money and he needed protection from thieves. Of course we are much more sophisticated today and have the IRS, lol..

It is just personal preference for me, and for others who strive for the breed standard. Both the crop and dock were done when he was very young and the recovery time is short. This is how you see the Doberman Pinscher represented in the show ring and they are just magnificent. But it is just like how some people will only rescue dogs and some people would rather get a pure bred puppy with health tested parents, champions in the show ring, etc. Both are fine and there will always be people that disagree. The ones that make me mad are the people that buy 'rare' mix breed dogs off the street for $600 and put money into the pocket of backyard breeders who do no health testing, breed mutts solely for profit and spread disease. Just makes for tragedy down the road.

 

[OutlawedSpirit]

The ones that make me mad are the people that buy 'rare' mix breed dogs off the street for $600 and put money into the pocket of backyard breeders who do no health testing, breed mutts solely for profit and spread disease. Just makes for tragedy down the road.

I completely agree. It does nothing to preserve the pureness of any true breed, and just fills shelters with more mixed breed dogs in the end because it encourages breeding by people who have no idea how it should actually be done. Just like with parrots. If you want a mixed breed, go to a shelter. If you want to spend hundreds of dollars on a dog, go to a good breeder who knows what they are doing and takes proper care of their animals, including having them properly taken care of by a veterinarian.

 

[RavensGryf]

My little ones in their rain jackets (featuring my mom lol)! Shadow and Layla (shes the one on the right and is blind, you may notice) are miniature schnauzers, and Otto is a miniature pinscher (often mistaken as a chihuahua[emoji849]). Min pins are either born with naturally floppy ears or naturally pointy ears (like Otto!). It has been illegal to do ear cropping and tail docking in South Africa since 2010, the year after that Shadow was born and 3 years after Layla was born, hence why they have docked tails. We weren’t too happy about it being done on them. Wish they got to keep those curly tails!!

OMG that is TOO CUTE !! Your pups are adorable in their rain coats!

awwww. He's so cute!. He looks quite the part with his jacket on. I love the star on his collar:cool26:

Thanks William, there are artisans on Etsy who custom make really nice dog tags. Not expensive either!

The only reason I can see it still needed is either police work or for the show ring. Originally Dobermans were bred to accompany/guard/protect a tax collector as he walked through town with bags of collected money and he needed protection from thieves. Of course we are much more sophisticated today and have the IRS, lol..

It is just personal preference for me, and for others who strive for the breed standard. Both the crop and dock were done when he was very young and the recovery time is short. This is how you see the Doberman Pinscher represented in the show ring and they are just magnificent. But it is just like how some people will only rescue dogs and some people would rather get a pure bred puppy with health tested parents, champions in the show ring, etc. Both are fine and there will always be people that disagree. The ones that make me mad are the people that buy 'rare' mix breed dogs off the street for $600 and put money into the pocket of backyard breeders who do no health testing, breed mutts solely for profit and spread disease. Just makes for tragedy down the road.

I completely agree with all of that!

I completely agree. It does nothing to preserve the pureness of any true breed, and just fills shelters with more mixed breed dogs in the end because it encourages breeding by people who have no idea how it should actually be done. Just like with parrots. If you want a mixed breed, go to a shelter. If you want to spend hundreds of dollars on a dog, go to a good breeder who knows what they are doing and takes proper care of their animals, including having them properly taken care of by a veterinarian.

It’s frustrating how there will always be too many irresponsible people out there who are out to make money with animals in any way they can. Let alone with no regard for breed standard confirmation; having no regard for bloodlines and genetic health puts more poor animals out there with health problems, many of who end up in shelters . At the shelters here in SoCal, we mostly see pit bulls, chihuahuas, huskies, and mixes of them because those breeds are so popular.

We all know here how desperate the unwanted animal situation is with parrots; then knowing how much more popular dogs are, the situation is far beyond out of control. But irresponsible backyard breeders and puppy mills (and bird mills for small birds) for pet shops, will keep on cranking out more and more potentially unhealthy animals just for profit.

Just like with birds (or any pet/companion animal), professional purebred dog breeders don’t make as much profit. They do it for the passion of producing the best example of the breed. When doing it right, so much money goes back into health testing, paying a stud fee for the best father if he’s not owned by the breeder, premium foods, all supplies needed, vet expenses and several vet visits for the mom and litter, etc, etc. That’s not cheap! Then in breeds with cropped ears here in the US, the cost of the surgery is added into the cost of the pup.